Wonderful cruise! Everything was top notch except for the onboard shows.

Item: Anthem of the Seas
Rating: 4.6
Author: 3larrothstein

Anthem of the Seas Cruise Review to Bermuda

3larrothstein

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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7 Night Bermuda & Boston (Cape Liberty Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 03, 2018

Ship: Anthem of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12560

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Plan to cruise on Royal Carribean in the future...just hope the stage shows are better.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

My girls loved the Flow Rider. The flowrider staff was great especially Ted and a few others that I don’t remember their names.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The ships stage shows were subpar. The talent was great but the show choices were below other ships I’ve been on. I was surprised (and disappointed) that they were the same shows when we cruised the Anthem of the Seas two years ago. Both comedians were funny and we really enjoyed the Love and Marriage Game and Dancing with the Stripes.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our waiter Franklyn (table 180) was great! The assistant waiter Predrag was really nice too! They both worked hard and catered to our needs. Dayson, our room steward was also great. We received top notch service from our waiters and room steward!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

5 out of 5

King's Wharf, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Very clean and friendly!

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Boston, Massachusetts

3 out of 5

We took the Salem Witch Tour. Our bus tour guide was very knowledgable but the bus ride was way toooooo long.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

thecruiseaholics 5 years ago

They need to change the shows every year imo

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KofiNaija 6 years ago

Yes. It's very expensive from my understanding to stage those big production shows. They have to get their money worth. that's why they keep Cats on Oasis even though everybody hates it and half the audience leaves at intermission. It's kind of like Vegas. Those shows don't change much. But to most visitors the shows are new to them.

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Windjam064 6 years ago

The Anthem shows are unique and art is a subjective thing. I agree the talent is great. I heard that the big shows on the bigger ships don't change often as the sets and rigging are very complicated. In some cases, they can only be removed when the ship is in a full dry dock as they need to open up the ship to remove the stuff. I do wish the shows would change, even if just a few of the game shows.

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graham123 6 years ago

☹☹

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